The KB Collection of Pencils - 22nd January 2019
Lot 14
An early Victorian matched pair of novelty gold and enamel pencils
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1100
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Description
An early Victorian matched pair of novelty gold and enamel pencils,
by S. Mordan, one engraved July 6, 1840.
modelled as pistols, one of the butts with vari-coloured enamel decoration, the other with dark blue enamel and set with diamonds, both with ring attachments, length closed 4cm. (2)
Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils.
Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 25